Min wage was much less. I got 1st job in '94 and min wage was 4.25

I used to work for Scarf Inc. Nick was a nice guy in my eye, but... if you got on his shit list, you were put on the hit list. Lots of people wound up on that list. Those were the days huh?

Back in 1985, minimum wage in NJ was either 3.50 or 3.75@@williamrogers9004

That’s crazy 2024 in SC it’s like 7.25 that’s sorry af but the price of everything has gone up.

@@williamrogers9004, Minimum age was $3.35 an hour in 1985. I was making the big bucks working at a hotel for $3.75 per hour. There was no way you could live off of it. That’s why I set realistic goals for myself and achieved them in life

I met this nut

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​@@MikeCaz Really? Can you share your story? I'm very interested, if it's not too personal.

Lmfao

Didn’t take much to earn that 👉when it came to little Nicky😂😂

@@DaveSCameron I've read them all and listened to The Grim Reaper on audiobook. I think Mafia Prince is on KZfaq as well..but all great stuff for sure.

@@mookygravano3924 I'll watch what I like, I read all kinds of stuff..I hope you do the same..

Even John Gotti said Little Nicky was a scrappy and scared him a little bit, because Nicky had an insane temper, and nobody could gauge him?

Scarfo was crazy when it came to business. I grew up a couple doors down from him on Georgia Ave, and if his name had not been in the news, you never would have known what he did

What is so interesting ?? They were scum of society. Turn on the news now and u can find the same shit nowadays.

I feel like they burned the subject, or they seem to feel that way most “solid” directors, artsy types and them. What’s his face was already turned off by the subject and idea of another “gangster flick” Coppola said I did it cause we were broke. Maybe it helped to make it stand out as much..

They just didn’t like the ending. But your right about the script It would make a great film. You will need a good actor to play the little lunatic. Pesci or Pacino in there younger days would have been near the mark. But today I don’t know who.

I knew Phil. He lied about a lot in that book. Yeah the events were there, but the real reason was because of Nicky AND Phil in many of those cases. In the end Nicky refused to talk and Phil got to blame it all on his uncle and walk away. Remember, history is written by the victors. Nick lost and Phil won, by default. As Nicky said in his letter home, "my lying rat weasel nephew" and since I knew them both, I don't believe Nicky was lying, because I KNEW Phil was a back stabbing weasel and I was eventually proved right, by Phil himself. He should do the world a favor, and jump off that bridge near where he is hiding out today. (I suspect - because he said so in a recent interview - and I will say no more about it because there's no need to involve myself further, other than to say) go and do the world a favor Phil and go feed the fish. Had tour uncle Nick been given the chance, that's exactly what he would've done with you. (Pretty sure Phil reads these things) RIP Nicky. Rest in peace. RIP Phil - Rot In Piss. You're getting old now Phil and one day in the not to distant future you're gonna croak and then your uncle is going to be there to pick you up at the airport on the other side, to take you straight to hell. Where you belong - to pay your debt for all the pain and suffering you caused for so many people here on Earth. ~ "Rembrandt" (remember me, weasel?)

@@russcooke5671 Pesci or Pacino wouldn’t have worked. Maybe as soldiers in the crime family but Franky Valli 15 years ago looks almost exactly like Scarfo

​@@zareththealchemist8982 you had me curious until you started martyrizing his uncle.

It takes a guy like Nicky Scarfo or John Gotti to want that position- they want to be seen and recognized as someone who’s a gangster

@@ubahfly5409 that wasn't living just existing but your right.

The guys who played it smart are generally people you've never heard of because they never attracted enough scrutiny from law enforcement. There are exceptions like Carlo Gambino, and probably the most successful boss in American history, Tony Accardo. The guy lived very well into his 80's and never spent any meaningful time in prison (depending on the source he spent either one night in jail or no time in a cell). The difference between Accardo and the rest, though, speaks to what you are saying. Accardo removed himself from the boss's seat very early on and allowed others to take that position. He maintained power but kept himself at enough of a distance to avoid scrutiny. He survived the Capone era as well which was no easy feat considering people were killed on an hourly basis. Plus, honestly you only hear of the guys who made money. Most of the time, the average mob guy is scraping by. They do it because they had no other way. 90% of them would never advise their kids to get into it. Even the guys who made money usually lost it due to seizures, costs, etc. With RICO laws, they can and WILL take EVERYTHING from you. Look at Sammy Gravano's ecstasy ring case and what they seized. It was basically everything they had: their home, all their vehicles, bank accounts, their companies, and even $400k in royalties from his book "Underboss." So the most likely scenarios are you wind up with nothing and in jail or dead. If you're lucky, you get out as a broke old man (even if you are able create a podcast, 99.9% of those don't make enough money to provide a good living). When I was in my early teens, I was enamored like a lot of dumb kids (or the many dumb adults on here). I even used to take bets and do other stupid shit at a young age. Then my family hired a guy who was a made guy out of New York (he was actually the conduit between the mafia and Mad Dog Sullivan) to work in one of their businesses. I worked with him, and I got a first hand view of what that life is usually like. He admitted he had a lot of fun, but spent many of his years in jail (did time with Gotti and Joe Gallo, he swore the rumors about Joe Gallo being gay were true). He was in his 60's, sick with emphysema/COPD, but he had to work a full-time job because aside from losing his money, he had no Social Security. He was doing low-paying grunt work in his 60's. He had no license either so I would have to give him rides. Don't get me wrong. I liked him a lot, and we got along very well, but he was struggling hard, and in a lot of ways he's lucky because he lived through it and wasn't in jail for life. He ended up dying not long after while still working full-time to make ends meet. In short, anyone who thinks there is glory in that life is incredibly naive.

@@merkcityboy834 Yeah he lived the last 30 years in jail.

@@ccali327 You nailed it!

Spell Falcone (scarfo looks at lawyer dumfounded))

No point in having money. If you're constantly spending it on legal fees.

Exactly. They must have some weird way of not being worried about the next day lol. Of course if you read Mafia Prince Philip Leonetti was literally jumping for joy when he fully realized he was leaving the mob behind for good.

Lol "and he did the sign of the gun"

Same answer sir

Like “Ron Burgundy” lol

Fuggedaboutit 😆 🤣 😂

You are nuts!

You're right. Why aren't there any Philly mob movies? Plenty of mobsters & their lawyers.

I agree with that timeline. So much drama 1980-88

These days they'd probably cast little nick as trans

Shang Tatum You know that's true. I grew up in NJ. Closer to NYC than Philly. Even had some Profaci's & Bullotti's in town. The kids would always deny it. Anyway, moved to Bucks about 25 years ago & that's when I learned about the Philly guys. That guy on Fox29 used to do a little mob segment. My nail girl dated Joey Merlino. So interesting.

@@trolmct6972 that's hilarious 😂

I want to hear everything about Bobby Manna, Scarfo time in jailed sealed his friendship with the Genovese power house.

I used to work for Scarf Inc. Nick was always very nice to me. Phil was a weasel. He was a two faced rat and blamed everything on Nicky when all was said and done. Nick was OG LCN - Phil was a POS and a BS artist. Yes Nick was a psychopath but a likeable one. I say that even though Phil had me put on that infamous hit list and if I hadn't vacated the area I too would have wound up like so many others - ventilated. Hope that somewhat validates your intuition regarding Nicky. 😎👍

@@zareththealchemist8982 Are you the other guy who use to be with Vincent Falcone?

@@arlenejames6070 😂😂😂😂😂

Manna was the most powerful member of Cosa Nostra in the country in the late 80's after Chin had some heart issues

Same answer

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Jason Cerbone was a little TOO GOOD at playing a dumb-ass.

It would stink tbh look at the way movies are made today they waited to long in my opinion.

@@DaveSCameron hahah

Phil Testa

If you had of said another mob boss it's this ,👉

He was a Demon before it was cool to be a demon.

Here are a few videos about the Triads/Asian Organized crime. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppmlnrti3q7TZXk.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iMd8g8yevb2rhWw.html

@@MOBFAX thank you

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@william Rogers good rappin sir BUT Joe Salerno should have been offed!! LOL

no we don't. enough.